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Miracle rescues in China quake as death toll tops 40,000

afp.com     2 hrs ago    330 related    Send to a friend

A quake survivor listens to news on the radio CHENGDU (AFP) - A woman who survived on rainwater and a man fed sweetened water were Tuesday pulled out of the rubble eight days after China's earthquake but hopes faded for others as the death toll topped 40,000. Amid fears of new aftershocks among a...

Chinese man pulled to safety eight days after

reuters.com     9 hrs ago    47 related    Send to a friend

Fixes spelling of researcher’s name, paragraph 9 By Lucy Hornby CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - A man was pulled alive from the rubble of a power plant on Tuesday, eight days after China's deadly earthquake and just hours after predictions of another tremor sent thousands running on to streets in...

PetroChina parent reports quake loss as oil and gas operations return to normal

iht.com     8 hrs ago    25 related    Send to a friend

China's quake-struck regions saw oil and gas operations return to normal by Tuesday, as the country's banking regulators ordered lenders to ensure financial support for companies and individual victims of the disaster. The company's shares fell 3.4 percent to 16.75 yuan in Shanghai on Tuesday,...

Sichuan says provincial death toll reaches 39,577 from earthquake

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The Sichuan government says the provincial death toll from last week's earthquake in China has reached nearly 40,000. Vice Governor Li Chengyun told a news conference Tuesday in the provincial capital that there were 39,577 confirmed deaths in the province from the May 12 earthquake, and that...

China Earthquake Survivors Still Being Found

voanews.com     6 hrs ago    32 related    Send to a friend

Rescuers continue to pull people out of the rubble, alive, more than one week after a massive earthquake struck southwestern China's Sichuan Province. The latest government figures confirm more than 40,000 people have died and more than 247,000 people have been injured. Meanwhile, as Stephanie Ho...

Netizens salute heroes in quake-fighting battles

people.com.cn     10 hrs ago    2 related    Send to a friend

Netizens are deeply moved by the heroes and heroines who have made great sacrifice in the quake-fighting battles in cities, towns and villages of Sichuan that were striken by a killing tremor of 8.0 magnitude on May 12. While grieving for the victims, the very first news stories in the aftermath...

China: Earthquake buried 32 sources of radiation

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By ANITA CHANG Associated Press Writer BEIJING (AP) - A French nuclear expert said the radioactive sources likely came from materials used in hospitals, factories or in research, not for weapons. An official at a French nuclear watchdog who has seen reports from the Chinese nuclear safety agency...

Wave of unity and patriotism sweeps China

cnn.com     9 hrs ago    6 related    Send to a friend

Destructive moment in Chinese history has helped bring people together Chants of "Go, China, Go!" broke out after silence tribute to dead on Monday Sentiments have changed since the days of the anti-government protests By Jaime FlorCruz CNN Beijing Bureau Chief BEIJING, China (CNN) -- One of the...

Some injured begin to transfer out of Sichuan disaster areas

people.com.cn     11 hrs ago    1 related    Send to a friend

On May 19, some of the injured in Sichuan quake-hit areas were transferred to Chongqing to receive medical treatment. The Ministry of Health issued an urgent notice asking four provinces and cities neighboring Sichuan, including Chongqing, to accept and treat the injured who come from disaster...

139-hour nightmare ends with tears of joy

thestar.com     11 hrs ago    1 related    Send to a friend

Rescue workers carry Li Ningcui, 61, after she was pulled from rubble of a market in Beichuan May 20, 2008, a week after quake hit Sichuan province. MILLIONS MOURN QUAKE VICTIMS WENCHUAN, China–The country stood still yesterday, mourning for tens of thousands of earthquake victims, until a...